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ASEAN Must Engage With US, China
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 19 May 2021
On April 24 at the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, the ASEAN chair, Sultan Hassan Bolkiah of Brunei, instructed foreign ministers to hold special meetings with the US and China as soon as possible to further strengthen ASEAN centrality and unity with these most important dialogue partners. It was rather an unusual instruction as ASEAN had already planned to hold post-ministerial meetings with Washington and Beijing in August.
The call by the ASEAN chair manifested the urgency and importance of ASEAN’s engagement with external partners, especially the US and China, at this critical moment. A senior Thai diplomat described the grouping’s action as akin to making a great French croissant the mixture of flour, butter, kneading and then heat and baking time must be perfect leaving nothing to chance.
Singapore welcomes China s interest in deepening economic cooperation with Asia-Pacific countries: FM chinadaily.com.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chinadaily.com.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui Talks about China-ASEAN Relations: Brighter Prospects after 30 Years of Thriving Development
2021/03/09
On March 9, 2021, Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui attended the opening ceremony in celebration of the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations and delivered a keynote speech via video link. Secretary-General of ASEAN Lim Jock Hoi, Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Indonesian senior official for ASEAN Cooperation Sidharto Suryodipuro and others attended and addressed the meeting. Permanent representatives of ASEAN member states to Jakarta, officials of the ASEAN Secretariat, and officials, scholars and news media from different countries participated in the meeting via the Internet.
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
16/01/2021 10:31 GMT+7
African swine fever vaccine to be available in Q3
Vietnam plans to produce and commercialise a vaccine against African swine fever in the third quarter of 2021, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien during a press conference in Hanoi on January 14.
Tien said the vaccine trials have produced positive results.
According to him, the vaccine is expected to ensure not only the supply of food from livestock farming but also livelihoods of 2.5 million breeding households.
Vietnam is targeting more than 90 percent of its communes and wards being free of African swine fever by 2022 and all by 2025.